Toy.



No. 792,130. PATENTED JUNE 13, 1905.

' P. HEFTLER.

TOY.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 9.1904.

UNITED STATES Patented June 13, 1 905.

PATENT OFFICE.

STORCH, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 792,130, dated. June13, 1905.

' Application filed March 9, 1904. Serial No. 197,237.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIPP HEETLER, factory manager, a subject of HisMajesty the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Vienna, in theEmpire of Austria-Hungary, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in and Relating to Toys, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to toys which in addition to affording amusementmay be employed for advertising and other purposes.

A toy embodying the invention comprises, essentially, stifl' basemembers foldably connected together, a compressible material interposedbetween the members, and elastic means connecting the members togetheropposite the fold, the arrangement being such that when the members arefolded together or closed and retained the interposed material iscompressed between them and the clastic means are extended; but when themembers are released they and the interposed material fly apart or openunder the influence of the elastic means.

For retaining the toy in the closed or folded position any convenientdevice may be employed, such as an envelop, a letter-card, or thelike,'or a clamp or other similar fastening.

The toy may take many forms, according to the shape and arrangement ofthe base members and of the nature and disposition of the compressiblematerial. Thus it may be designed to represent any desired figure orarticlefor example, vases, balls, balloons, fruits, useful articles,animals, human bodies, and the like-either by itself or in conjunctionwith projecting parts representing heads, wings, feet, handles, and soon.

, Also the invention may be applied to accordion-like articles, such asChinese lanterns.

The invention will now be fully described with. reference to theaccompanying drawings, which, by way of example, show the toy asrepresenting a fowl and the retaining device as a letter-card.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view illustrating the toy in the closedor folded position and on the point of being withdrawn from the card,while Fig. 2 shows the toy in the position it assumes on being releasedfrom the card.

1 and 2 are'the base members, which, as shown clearly in Fig. l, are ofa semicircular shape and may be of cardboard or any other suitablematerial.

3 is the compressible material, which is of comb-like arrangement and ispreferably constructed of tissue-paper.

The material 3 is connected to and between the members 1 and 2, itsassemblage along the diameters thereof serving as the line about whichthey turn in closing and opening. To the material 3 the head, feet,wings, and tail are attached.

Each of the members 1 and 2 is provided with a projection 4 of dovetailor similar form, and these projections are embraced by an elastic rubberband 5, which thus effects the elastic connection opposite the line offold. The band 5 can be-readily displaced and replaced.

VVhen folded or closed, the toy can be easily inserted into the card 6,as will be obvious from Fig. 1, while when withdrawn it flies apart, asrepresented in Fig. 2, and depicts the fowl, the material 3 opening outor expanding and forming the body.

For readily withdrawing the toy it may be provided with a tab 7.

From the foregoing example other forms and applications of the inventionwill be readily understood without specific illustration.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a toy, the combination of stiff base members foldably connectedtogether, a com pressible material interposed between said base membersand connected thereto, and elastic means connecting said base memberstogether opposite the line of fold, substantially as described.

2. In a toy, the combination of stiff base members foldably connectedtogether, a compressible material interposed between said base membersand connected thereto, elastic means connecting said base memberstogether opposite the line of fold, and a retaining device holding saidbase members together in opposition to said elastic means, substantiallyas described.

8. In a toy, the combination of stiff base members foldably connectedtogether, a compressible material interposed between said base membersand connected thereto, elastic means connecting said base memberstogether opposite the line of fold, projections on said base memberswhich are embraced by said elastic means, and a retaining device holdingsaid base members together in opposition to said elastic means,substantially as described.

4:. In a toy, the combination of stifi base members foldably connectedtogether, a compressible material interposed between said base membersand connected thereto, elastic means connecting said base memberstogether opposite the line of fold, and representative projecting partson said compressible material, substantially as described.

5. In a toy, the combination of stiff base members foldably connectedtogether, acompressible material interposed between said base membersand connected thereto, and an elastic rubber band connectingsaid basemembers together opposite the line of fold, substantially as described.

6. In a toy, the combination of stiff base members foldabh connectedtogether, a mass of tissue-paper of comb-like arrangement interposedbetween said base members and connected thereto, and elastic meansconnecting said base members together opposite the line of fold,substantially as described.

7. In a toy, the combination of stiff base members foldably connectedtogether, acompressible material interposed between said base membersand connected thereto, elastic means connecting said base memberstogether opposite the line of fold, and a retaining device inclosingsaid base members and holding them together in opposition to saidelastic means, substantially as described.

8. In a toy, the combination of stiff base members foldably connectedtogether, a compressible material interposed between said base membersand connected thereto, elastic means connecting said base memberstogether opposite the line of fold, and a clamp retaining said basemembers together in opposition to said elastic means, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two sub scribing witnesses.

PHILIPP HEFTLER.

Witnesses:

W'ENZEL LINKEFURG, ALvEs'ro S. Hoe-nu.

